Does Homeopathy Work?

Homeopathy is "proven so comprehensively to be ineffective", an expert has claimed.

17:49 08 August 2016

The NHS has spent more than £1.75million on homeopathy ingredients over the last decade despite own admission that there is “no good-quality evidence it works.” Figures obtained under freedom of information rules further reveal that the true cost of the treatments could be tens of millions if equipment and staff costs are factored in.

 

The NHS’ own guidelines state: “There has been extensive investigation of the effectiveness of homeopathy. There is no good-quality evidence that homeopathy is effective as a treatment for any health condition.”

 

Michael Marshall, Project Director at the Good Thinking Society, said that the spend was “indefensible” particularly at a time when the NHS’ budget was under extreme pressure.

 

He said: “At a time when NHS budgets are under enormous pressure, it is utterly indefensible to see any amount of money being wasted on a treatment that has been proven so comprehensively to be ineffective.

 

“Every credible medical expert – from the British Medical Association to the Chief Medical Officer, and even the NHS’ own website – agrees that homeopathy is not beneficial for any condition. There is simply no justification for spending limited public funds on this disproven treatment.”